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thumb|Stockless anchor|Stockless ship's anchor and chain on display thumb|Anchor of Amoco Cadiz in [[Portsall, north-west Brittany, France]] thumb|Memorial anchor in Kirjurinluoto, [[Pori, Finland]] thumb|Massive anchor chain for large ships. The weight of the chain is vital for proper holding of the anchor.

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An anchor is a heavy device attached to a ship by chain that is dropped into the water to hold the vessel in place. The weight of both the anchor and its chain is essential for keeping a ship securely positioned.

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Unicode character
⚓
Commons category
Anchors
MCN code
7316.00.00
Commons gallery
Anchor
topic's main category
Category:Ship anchors
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Kotwica
has cause
resistance
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